The Circle of Connection: Essential Frameworks for Trauma Work
In this special livestream episode of Empowered Through Compassion, David and Heather are joined by an extraordinary panel of contributors from the book IFS-Informed EMDR: Creative and Collaborative A...
15 Touko 53min
Understanding Trauma, Stress, and Healing with Bryan Post
In this episode, I sit down with Bryan Post to explore a simple yet powerful idea: that all behavior arises from a state of stress, and beneath that stress is either fear or love. What stood out to me...
3 Touko 46min
The Spirit of MI: A Way of Being
In this episode of Empowered Through Compassion, I sit down with Sarah Cameron to explore the heart of Motivational Interviewing (MI) and how it comes alive not just as a technique, but as a way of be...
27 Huhti 48min
Foundations of IFS-Informed EMDR
This special episode was recorded in front of a live audience. Heather and David Polidi host an incredible group of contributors to IFS Informed EMDR: Creative and Collaborative Approaches. We explore...
9 Huhti 1h 9min
Self-Compassion, Being Enough and Our Common Humanity
In this deeply moving and expansive conversation, David sits down with Soulla Demetriou, author, coach, and founder of Soulshine Retreats, to explore the heart of self-compassion and what it means to ...
5 Huhti 49min
The Resilience of Connection
In this conversation, David Polidi speaks with author and cultural critic Soraya Chemaly about the cultural mythology of resilience and what it means to truly heal after hardship. In much of Western c...
16 Maalis 47min
Pastor Michael Neely | Faith, Domestic Violence, and Protecting Survivors
In this episode of the Empowered Through Compassion podcast, David Polidi speaks with Pastor Michael Neely about domestic abuse, faith, and the responsibility of religious communities to protect those...
8 Maalis 49min
IFS, Marriage, and the Launch of Our Monthly Livestream Series
In this special episode of Empowered Through Compassion, I am joined by my wife and partner in life and work, Heather Polidi, LICSW. After graduating from Boston University's School of Social Work in ...
3 Maalis 38min
